Tag: green
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Eco-friendly fibers: An overview
Eco-Friendliness, Environmentalism, Going Green – these are just some of the terms that are going viral world over these days. The world has reached a point where every activity that we do, however insignificant it may seem to us, has a lasting impact on the planet and its environment. Thus, it is important that we…
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Strategies for Energy Efficient Design
Some of the most important strategies for energy efficient design take the climate, open spaces, natural features, street and building orientations into consideration. There is a definitive relation between built forms and open spaces. This affects the climatic response of a building. One must keep the following points mind at the preliminary stage itself to…
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Being Green is an Attitude
You know the thing about common sense? It is not common. Yup, as Calvin (from the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip by Bill Waterson) very aptly put it: “I have PLENTY of common sense! I just choose to ignore it”. And don’t we all? Common sense can be such a nuisance. Why bother with it…
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Green Techniques Followed in Abu Dhabi, UAE
The people of this city let alone the entire nation have developed a appetite for luxury and novelty. They live in luxurious villas on man made island shaped palm fronds. They play golf on lush courses that can require up to 4 million gallons of water a day to stay green. And when summer temperatures soar…
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Solar cities: A short & Necessary glimpse
Introduction– Let us first understand the concept of solar cities before moving further. Solar cities are also known as green cities. In a Solar City all types of renewable energy based projects like solar, wind, biomass, small hydro, waste to energy etc. may be installed along with possible energy efficiency measures depending on the need…
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Organic Foods – Way to a better future?
‘Is our future safe?’, ‘What kind of planet are we going to leave for our progeny?’ Or in some extreme cases ‘Do we even have a future?’ These are some of the concerns that have been given voice to with increasingly alarming frequency in the recent past. One cannot help but wonder if our planet…
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Green Techniques Every city can Learn From Vancouver, Canada
It’s not that every city is not having a green-ing and cleaning program on their portfolio, but it is how it is perfectly implemented. It’s how a vision of a green and clean city can be craved from a polluted city. With that in mind, the city of Vancouver from Canada has a successful greening…
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Green Chemistry: No longer a Mystery
“Green chemistry represents the pillars that hold up our sustainable future. It is imperative to teach the value of green chemistry to tomorrow’s chemists.” very rightly quoted by Daryle Busch, explains the need of the hour, the need of the planet. Green technology is the solution to it, to end it all, to end the…